title: Plant-based Rasayana drugs from Ayurveda.
abstract: Rasayana tantra is one of the eight specialties of Ayurveda. It is a specialized practice in the form of rejuvenative recipes, dietary regimen, special health promoting behaviour and drugs. Properly administered Rasayana can bestow the human being with several benefits like longevity, memory, intelligence, freedom from diseases, youthful age, excellence of luster, complexion and voice, optimum strength of physique and sense organs, respectability and brilliance. Various types of plant based Rasayana recipes are mentioned in Ayurveda. Review of the current literature available on Rasayanas indicates that anti-oxidant and immunomodulation are the most studied activities of the Rasayana drugs. Querying in Pubmed database on Rasayanas reveals that single plants as well as poly herbal formulations have been researched on. This article reviews the basics of Rasayana therapy and the published research on different Rasayana drugs for specific health conditions. It also provides the possible directions for future research.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ayurveda & Integrative Medicine, 74/2, Jarakbande Kaval, Post Attur, Via Yelahanka, Bangalore 560106, India.
authors.forename: Subramani Paranthaman
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Balasubramani
authors.forename: Padma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Venkatasubramanian
authors.forename: Subrahmanya Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kukkupuni
authors.forename: Bhushan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patwardhan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001046:Aphrodisiacs / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D029001:Herbal Medicine / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic; D008954:Models, Biological; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000145:classification* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D001046:Aphrodisiacs; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D028321:Plant Preparations; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents